"countryful" meaning in English

See countryful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: countryfuls [plural]
Etymology: country + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|country|ful|pos=noun}} country + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} countryful (plural countryfuls)
  1. As much as a country would hold.
    Sense id: en-countryful-en-noun-SmiVH8mZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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